Birdhouse



June 6, 1950 S. M. SMITH BIRDHOUSE Fild May 22, 1945 IN V EN TOR.

BY M.

Patented June 6, i950 Z a clubhouse;

This invention relates to a'bird house,- one of the objects being to provide a structure which, while primarily formed of pottery, can alsorbe made of plastic or any other material meeting the requirements.

An object of the invention is to provide a bird house which is thoroughly ventilated at all times, can be easily cleaned, and affords excellent protection for the birds.

It is another object to provide a bird house the interior shape of which is such as to lend itself properly to the formation of a nest.

'A still further object is to provide a bird house which is ventilated and because of its construcnon and the material of which it is made maintains the interiorcool during warm weather and comparatively warm during the winter months.

A still further object is to provide a bird house which, while formed mainly of molded ceramic material, has associated with it a metal hanger which serves also as a guide and connector for a shiftable roof section, and also has a means whereby a perch can be supported adjacent to the door or inlet to the house.

Another object is to supply a bird house with a door so located as to be protected by the roof section against the admission of rain and wind.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the descriptid'n proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the accompanying drawing the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawing Figure 1 is a top plan view of the bird house, a portion of the roof being broken away.

Figure 2 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in section, one of the positions of the roof, when lifted out of normal position, being indicated by broken lines.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, showing the perch and door opening.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, I designates the body portion of the bird house which, in the structure illustrated, has the contour and proportions of a flower pot and it can be formed of any suitable ceramic material or of plastic or the like capable of being easily molded and hardened. The open upper end of this body portion is formed with an integral annular collar 2 and, at a selectedpoint, a portion of the collar is removed to providea door opening or' an inlet 3 extending from the top edge of fingers l .extendinginto diametrically'opposed,

openings 8 formed within the body portion l' below and close to the collar 2.

Extending upwardly from the edge of the body portion l are spacing elements 9 which can be formed on or appliedv to the body portion; In the structure illustrated these spacing elements are in the form of heavy wire clips straddling and fitted snugly upon, the edge portion of the body. These protuberances serve normally to support the roof I 0 of the bird house which, in the structure illustrated; has the general appearance of an inverted saucer such as used frequently in connection with flower pots. This roof, which has a flat top, is formed with widely spaced openings ll through which the guides B extend.

The diameter of the roof is greater than the diameter of the top of the body portion I and in the structure shown this top includes as an inte gral part thereof a tapered flange I2 extending therearound and depending therefrom. This flange, which is tapered upwardly, extendsto the level of the door opening 3 but is spaced therefrom a sufficient distance to permit birds to enter and leave the opening freely but at the same time constitutes a protecting shield for preventing the admission of rain and wind through the open- A stiff wire [3 is provided at its upper end with a hook [4 which straddles the bottom edge of the door opening 3 and the lower end of this wire, which is outside the body portion I, has an arm [5 extended outwardly therefrom. This arm carries a perch in the form of a stick of wood [6 having a longitudinal bore l'l into which the arm [5 extends. Thus the perch is located below the overhanging portion of the roof.

In practice the yoke 4 is suspended from a suit able support and the roof II], which preferably is formed of a ceramic material, normally rests on the spacing elements 9. The bird house is thus ready for use and obviously, because of its construction and the material of which it is formed,- will provide a cool attractive shelter fully protected from the elements. As the top of the roof 2,610,721 or g g '4 extend, and a wide depending upwardly tapering peripheral flange integral with the roof and proportioned in width to bring its outer edge to a level substantially even with the bottommost 5 part of said inlet opening.

2. A hanging bird house comprising a body portion having an open upper end partially cut away to provide an inlet opening for birds and having 'near ,said upper s. end diametrically opcan be formed: ofrmblde'd materiaioiianyikmda-10posedapertures a-su porting-senator:said body capable of withstanding the action 'of moisture and temperature changes but in practice it has been found advantageous to produce the parts from pottery which can be glazed or unglazed portion comprising a length or" heavy wire of -inverted U shape and including parallel sides and inturned fingers at the lower ends of the sides re- Irmo'vably inserted in the apertures, and a roof of as Preferred. Thus increased protection againsti-ifi substantially greater diameter than the diamheat and cold is afforded.

What is claimed is:

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